South Dakota: Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate
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Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate
ACS figures describe a five-year collection period. Their published margins of error are shown. Adjacent estimates may not differ significantly.
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485 entries in this view. The initial list shows up to 50 entries per section.
Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate (485)
| Name | Type | State rank | 2020–2024 ACS population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls cityLincoln County; Minnehaha County | City | 1 | 201,469±92 |
| Rapid City cityPennington County | City | 2 | 77,946±44 |
| Aberdeen cityBrown County | City | 3 | 28,189±42 |
| Brookings cityBrookings County | City | 4 | 23,948±22 |
| Watertown cityCodington County | City | 5 | 23,044±23 |
| Mitchell cityDavison County | City | 6 | 15,649±48 |
| Yankton cityYankton County | City | 7 | 15,540±39 |
| Huron cityBeadle County | City | 8 | 14,385±34 |
| Pierre cityHughes County | City | 9 | 13,948±24 |
| Spearfish cityLawrence County | City | 10 | 12,930±28 |
| Box Elder cityMeade County; Pennington County | City | 11 | 12,902±55 |
| Vermillion cityClay County | City | 12 | 11,878±23 |
| Brandon cityMinnehaha County | City | 13 | 10,996±30 |
| Harrisburg cityLincoln County | City | 14 | 8,519±18 |
| Sturgis cityMeade County | City | 15 | 7,086±30 |
| Rapid Valley CDP | Census-designated place | 16 | 6,975±823 |
| Tea cityLincoln County | City | 17 | 6,786±17 |
| Madison cityLake County | City | 18 | 6,094±19 |
| Belle Fourche cityButte County | City | 19 | 5,804±18 |
| Dakota Dunes CDP | Census-designated place | 20 | 3,936±311 |
| Dell Rapids cityMinnehaha County | City | 21 | 3,905±18 |
| Hot Springs cityFall River County | City | 22 | 3,548±15 |
| Milbank cityGrant County | City | 23 | 3,525±27 |
| Hartford cityMinnehaha County | City | 24 | 3,478±23 |
| North Sioux City cityUnion County | City | 25 | 3,045±22 |
| Canton cityLincoln County | City | 26 | 3,033±18 |
| Summerset cityMeade County | City | 27 | 3,022±49 |
| Lead cityLawrence County | City | 28 | 3,006±18 |
| Blackhawk CDP | Census-designated place | 29 | 2,934±495 |
| Mobridge cityWalworth County | City | 30 | 2,932±244 |
| Winner cityTripp County | City | 31 | 2,905±15 |
| Sisseton cityRoberts County | City | 32 | 2,670±250 |
| Colonial Pine Hills CDP | Census-designated place | 33 | 2,609±690 |
| Chamberlain cityBrule County | City | 34 | 2,588±218 |
| Elk Point cityUnion County | City | 35 | 2,537±247 |
| Lennox cityLincoln County | City | 36 | 2,468±21 |
| Fort Pierre cityStanley County | City | 37 | 2,410±179 |
| Volga cityBrookings County | City | 38 | 2,408±422 |
| Flandreau cityMoody County | City | 39 | 2,392±176 |
| Beresford cityLincoln County; Union County | City | 40 | 2,360±345 |
| Custer cityCuster County | City | 41 | 2,341±323 |
| Pine Ridge CDP | Census-designated place | 42 | 2,246±835 |
| Springfield cityBon Homme County | City | 43 | 2,038±116 |
| Redfield citySpink County | City | 44 | 1,989±228 |
| Webster cityDay County | City | 45 | 1,896±233 |
| Parkston cityHutchinson County | City | 46 | 1,874±182 |
| North Spearfish CDP | Census-designated place | 47 | 1,858±446 |
| Groton cityBrown County | City | 48 | 1,691±396 |
| Rosebud CDP | Census-designated place | 49 | 1,659±627 |
| Green Valley CDP | Census-designated place | 50 | 1,642±604 |
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